87/100
#140 nationally
Cape Cod Hospital
27 Park Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 · (508) 771-1800
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Cape Cod Hospital billed $2.28 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 2.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 214
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in MA
- #32
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 90% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,097 | $19,933 | $2,905 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
1,060 | $33,090 | $20,890 | -49% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
480 | $29,009 | $14,058 | -54% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
469 | $23,594 | $13,316 | -46% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
446 | $7,132 | $1,717 | -29% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
424 | $16,983 | $7,683 | -57% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
329 | $19,353 | $3,482 | -23% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
273 | $13,659 | $2,074 | +20% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
266 | $15,492 | $5,524 | -44% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
243 | $18,763 | $6,151 | -47% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,395 | $6,010 | +39% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$115,890 | $18,788 | +21% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,659 | $2,074 | +20% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,306 | $5,977 | +14% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$73,359 | $11,644 | +8% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,333 | $3,999 | +7% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,933 | $2,905 | about average |
|
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures
APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$151,933 | $35,221 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Tendonitis, Myositis and Bursitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 557 · Inpatient stay |
$27,672 | $16,051 | -73% |
|
Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 868 · Inpatient stay |
$19,777 | $11,168 | -71% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$65,900 | $62,811 | -70% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with Major
MS-DRG 856 · Inpatient stay |
$59,139 | $45,695 | -69% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$56,013 | $47,306 | -68% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
$31,229 | $23,449 | -68% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 056 · Inpatient stay |
$27,811 | $24,947 | -68% |
|
Skin Grafts and Wound Debridement for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders Wit
MS-DRG 623 · Inpatient stay |
$25,743 | $19,322 | -68% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.